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Checkers St Georges Square

Supermarket

Veteran supermarket chain with brand-name & house-label groceries, a bakery & a deli. People often mention Checkers, store, staff, shop, service, friendly, shopping, experience, prices, products,


Address

Cnr Knysna Way and, St Georges Square Centre, Derde Street, Eastern Ext, George, 6529, South Africa

Website

www.checkers.co.za

Contact

+27 44 802 8700

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (664 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Saturday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 8 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday: 8 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: Checkers (19) store (19) staff (15) shop (12) service (11) friendly (11) shopping (10) experience (9) prices (9) products (8)
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  • 1/5 Ryan V. 1 year ago on Google
    Their products are expired. Check everything you buy. Especially "fresh" chicken and frozen products. Had to show a manager the expired food, and when asked why they think its ok to possibly make people sick, the had no answer
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Peter le R. 5 years ago on Google
    Shop is great. Parking is dark at night. Needs more lights
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Andre B. 1 year ago on Google
    I recently visited the Checkers grocery store in George and was left disappointed. While the store had a decent selection of products, the overall shopping experience was lackluster. The store was very cluttered and disorganized, making it difficult to find what I was looking for. The staff seemed disinterested in helping customers and were more focused on stocking shelves. Additionally, the checkout process was slow and inefficient, with long lines and only a few cashiers available. The quality of some of the products was also questionable. I noticed several items that were past their expiration date or looked like they had been sitting on the shelf for a while. Overall, while the Checkers grocery store in George has potential, there are definitely areas that need improvement. A more organized and customer-focused shopping experience, along with better quality control, would go a long way in improving this store.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Inge V. 1 year ago on Google
    The store layout is a bit mixed up and we werent sure where to find everything
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 jan p. 6 years ago on Google
    Very very poor. Besides the express till where only two more tills open.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Cole N. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice shop. Good prices.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Paul du P. 7 months ago on Google • 577 reviews
    The packers are half asleep. I had to get my breadrolls from the customer in front of me and in the process had to check everything on my till slip matched my trolley content. No apology or anything from the packer. The cashier thought it was very funny and they had a conversation in their language at my expense. Will not go back!!

  • 4/5 Berdehan B. 3 months ago on Google • 292 reviews New
    I recently(today)had a positive experience at Checkers, where the service and assistance were commendable. The staff was helpful and attentive. However, I must mention that the prices of fruits and vegetables seemed to be on the higher side, which could be a consideration for budget-conscious shoppers. Overall, a good shopping experience with room for improvement in pricing.

  • 5/5 Jacqui 8 months ago on Google • 210 reviews
    When it comes to Checkers, this branch takes the cake. The staff's always on point – super helpful and friendly. It's cool seeing familiar faces who've been there for years. That kind of consistency screams good management.

  • 4/5 Karin W. 4 months ago on Google • 172 reviews
    Got what I wanted, need to go there more often to get familiar with the place

  • 5/5 Nabeal J. 3 months ago on Google • 59 reviews New
    Quick service. Got some nice lunch and snacks items.

  • 3/5 Galli 3 months ago on Google • 43 reviews New
    Middle size Checkers. Can get most of what you want. Not a great hot food/prepared food area. Ample parking.

  • 5/5 inghe l. 7 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    I had a chicken burger and chips last week from Checkers St George's Square and it was very nice. The baked calamari was also fulfilling. I am often seen here. Safe and Nice parking area and the staff is very helpful

  • 1/5 Mercia W. 4 months ago on Google • 15 reviews
    Tempted by the fresh burgers being made at the entrance. I decided to order one. Instead they gave me an old cold burger that was on a pile next to the stall. So, I asked for a fresh one. But they insisted that the cold one is fresh. I then asked if I could exchange it and they denied my request. I didn't feel like arguing, so I left. Turns out that burger was so old that it couldn't have been made today. I am severely disappointed. Many of their fruits and vegetables are also off lately. It's like they only stock the leftovers from other shops now. Management should please step up.

  • 1/5 Marita E. 3 months ago on Google • 13 reviews New
    I like to shop at this Checkers, as long as you don't need any bread rolls, or food from the deli. One person serving and you wait forever. Happened now about 4 times to me

  • 5/5 Lesley W. 1 year ago on Google
    Large store but easily navigable! Everything you need. Pleasure shopping there

  • 3/5 Eddy D. 1 year ago on Google
    Specials not always available. Waste of diesel, drive all that way for naught. Disappointed 😞

  • 2/5 Pieter E. 1 year ago on Google
    Stock is a problem . Self raising bran rich flour mostly out of stock . Yesterday no tumeric only thousands of curry powders .

  • 5/5 Pieter du P. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice convenient store, nicely located, excellent range of products, nice and easy layout.

  • 4/5 Moné 1 year ago on Google
    Nice area, caters for all your grocery needs. Service is okay, employees are really unfriendly.

  • 5/5 Ronel B. 1 year ago on Google
    I went to Petshop Science - across from Checkers as it is a part of Checkers and gives Rewards special prices. What a lovely store! Great specials, large range of all types of goodies AND LOVELY STAFF.

  • 3/5 Cole N. 6 years ago on Google
    The complex has a nice new coat of paint otherwise it's just a regular old checkers from my experience.

  • 4/5 Mark S. 1 year ago on Google
    Clean well located and well equipped shopping complex.

  • 5/5 Mary-anne R. 1 year ago on Google
    Shop customer friendly, good prices/stock.

  • 5/5 Pollie M. 1 year ago on Google
    A beautiful ckean and well stocked store with VERY FRIENDLY STAFF

  • 1/5 Jolette J. 1 year ago on Google
    Seriously dislike shopping here. Staff are shouting at each other while working and super unfriendly. The shop always smell like rotten meat. We only shop here if we have no other choice.

  • 5/5 Amoure P. 1 year ago on Google
    Great customer service and prices, thank you for always making us feel so welcome in George, regte harts mense 😍

  • 2/5 pieter L. 1 year ago on Google
    As one of the largest chain stores in South Africa with buying power I'm disgusted to see that their price of superior brown bread is more than other stores r19...now again at their medirite section I find ensure powder is over r165 for a 400g tin or r15 more than other places. Before covid this cost r110. This is disgusting.note I also will never buy bananas at any checkers store as they all are rotten inside.higher priced too.

  • 5/5 Olwethu M. 2 years ago on Google
    Good customer care, almost the whole stuff. The manager was so helpful too, regarding my problem yesterday.

  • 5/5 Kim M. 2 years ago on Google
    Good supply of stock. Friendly staff. Ample parking. Value for money. Always clean. Wonderfully efficient management.

  • 1/5 Jean du P. 2 years ago on Google
    The staff lie about operating hours when called to ask about them. NOT a recommended shop

  • 5/5 willem p. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly service and good price 👌

  • 5/5 Celia C. 1 year ago on Google
    Another great Checkers shop. Mostly just food and groceries but also cutlery, crockeryand glassware. There's also a Medipost Pharmacy.

  • 5/5 Nico G. 1 year ago on Google
    This is currently one of our preferred supermarkets in town. They have great prices, lots of specials (if you have the Checkers card), and a big variety of products.

  • 3/5 Susan K. 2 years ago on Google
    Nice clean store but management and some of the tellers really need to go on a course for customer care. They don't smile or greet you, and some of them have long conversations with each other and act as if you are inconvenience them.

  • 3/5 Gert C. 11 months ago on Google
    Closest Checkers to where I stay. The store can do with an upgrade. However they trade long hours where the competition closes early. The store gets extremely busy and too few staff at till points. However, if they upgrade and get the staff inline with management, they can be the store with most likely the best turnover in George.

  • 5/5 Riki A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great selection of foods and everything is fresh. Get the checkers card for extra savings. There is loads of parking and the shop operates during loadshedding. Staff are helpful and fairly friendly.

  • 4/5 Wayne P. 6 years ago on Google
    Thumbs up to the checkers group. Their stores just keep getting better.

  • 4/5 Gavin B. 11 months ago on Google
    Absolute pleasure to shop during off-peak hours. Shelves are fully stocked and all products well represented. Staff and tills need to be increased for lunch hour and other peak areas.

  • 3/5 Maryna F. 1 year ago on Google
    Although the place was nice and clean the behavior of the staff at the tills are another thing. Instead of helping the customers in a friendly manner they looked grim and unfriendly. The till that we went through, the girl was so unfriendly and talked most of the time to the other girl packing the groceries. So we had to wait longer for her putting our stuff through.

  • 1/5 Reinhard S. 1 year ago on Google
    STAFF STAFF STAFF and poor management of staff! When you arrive at a open till with a cashier and bag packer.....the bag packer walk away if you have a fully stocked trolley. It has happenend several times before, and not just with one client, a few of my family members have experienced the same issue. It all starts with management, poor management means poor staff. Please pull up your socks and improve on customer service. This is such an embarresment for George.

  • 5/5 Antoinette A. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent service, friendly staff. Managers are very efficient and helpful. Never had a negative shopping experience there.

  • 2/5 Wanda B. 10 months ago on Google
    A terrible Checkers!!!!! Staff are unhelpful and not friendly. Their Specials are very seldom loaded on the system so you have to double check everything and then wait while they call a manager to sort it out. I only shop there if I don’t have another option. They really need to up their game!!!

  • 5/5 Jade J. 6 years ago on Google
    Always a pleasure to shop at checkers. Staff is friendly and always helpful. Store is neat. Offer some great take away food.

  • 2/5 Peter John S. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Often end up with time expired or almost. This time round cordon Bleu fat spread baught 15/12/23 actually dates back to 04/23 and 09/23. 04/23 was covered in blue swam even deep inside.

  • 1/5 Justin Van R. 3 years ago on Google
    Poor customer service and employees are incompetent

  • 4/5 Fuad C. 6 years ago on Google
    Convenient supermarket which is centrally located. A wide variety of items offered and is a popular shopping store in George. Operating hours are convenient for shoppers. Have never had a bad experience at this store.

  • 1/5 :-DAVE DA L. 4 years ago on Google
    I lost my R3000 NSFAS allowance at those cashiers

  • 5/5 Sharon C. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice experience. Clean stop,well stocked.

  • 5/5 John S. 6 years ago on Google
    Large selection of produce and friendly staff.

  • 4/5 Megan van der L. 6 years ago on Google
    Awesome fresh produce and general supermarket

  • 4/5 jimmy H. 6 years ago on Google
    Clean well stocked friendly service fresh produce

  • 5/5 Ina C. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent service

  • 5/5 Sigrid van R. 6 years ago on Google
    Near for shopping

  • 2/5 Stan Van Der M. 6 years ago on Google
    Mediocre!

  • 4/5 Stephan Z. 5 years ago on Google
    Clean neat and staff are friendly. Just what you would expext from Checkers.

  • 5/5 Rowena H. 5 years ago on Google
    good and clean nice to shop

  • 3/5 Elroy P. 5 years ago on Google
    Very clean and spacious aisles.

  • 4/5 Marthinus van H. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice shopping experience. Good prices

  • 1/5 Jp Du P. 5 years ago on Google
    Most pathetic Checkers ever. 20min in a check-out queue. The manager thinks that is normal

  • 3/5 Selwyn M. 5 years ago on Google
    Impressed with this Checkers being the smallest of the 3 in town (+ York St and Eden Meander). It does have a Medirite pharmacy with highly skilled and friendly staff. The deli has scrumptious food. The wine section is closed on Sundays due to WC regulations. It has the normal range of fresh fruit and veg,frozen foods, diary, and the ordinary household products.

  • 1/5 Marina N. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was a very cute Checkers, now it's rotting inside, the stench of rotten meat or blood makes one go. Have always bought there, just come in emergencies there. Was there this afternoon, but got out of there as soon as possible. You can clean up at the download area, it looks like dump. (Original) Dit was 'n baie oulike Checkers, nou vrot dit daar binne, die stank van vrot vleis of bloed maak mens naar. Het altyd gereëld daar gekoop, kom nou net in noodgevalle daar. Was vanmiddag daar, maar het so gou moontlik daar uit. Julle kan gerus agter by aflaai zone skoon maak, dit lyk soos ashoop.

  • 1/5 Miles d. 4 years ago on Google
    They supply old food- their pies claim to be baked daily but are a few days old- the pies when baked are greta but only happens once in awhile-their attitude is rude and ignore you when you ask for something.

  • 5/5 Shane S. 3 years ago on Google
    Always clean,good prices and always carry stock

  • 5/5 ronewa b. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place

  • 5/5 Wayne B. 3 years ago on Google
    Convenient

  • 5/5 Aseza C. 3 years ago on Google
    Always experienced good customer service..👍

  • 5/5 Johann B. 6 years ago on Google
    Shopping

  • 5/5 leticia B. 2 years ago on Google
    My go to store,I know where to find what I'm looking for and the pharmacy is open until late.So I always get my meds from medirite.

  • 4/5 Angelique K. 2 years ago on Google
    Everything you need under one roof. Also they have a Medirite which is very convenient. My only complaint is the staff at the deli which isn't very assistant.

  • 3/5 it's about P. 6 years ago on Google
    Convenient

  • 4/5 Riaan H. 6 years ago on Google
    Great variety and value for your money. Pharmacy also available.

  • 4/5 Carol N. 6 years ago on Google
    Easy parking and a wide variety. Never has long queues of people.

  • 5/5 Barbette N. 6 years ago on Google
    I love it

  • 5/5 André van der B. 6 years ago on Google
    Very good service!

  • 3/5 Jacqui Van Den H. 6 years ago on Google
    Has a pharmacy and normally what I need.

  • 2/5 john j. 3 years ago on Google
    They never and I mean never have chicken breast in store.

  • 3/5 Bronwyn H. 6 years ago on Google
    Not a bad selection, but considering the size of the place, they are missing quite a few items that I have found in smaller supermarkets. Every time I have been there, it has been busy, and they only open a small number of check out tills, creating long queues.

  • 4/5 Sureen P. 6 years ago on Google
    Competitive prices

  • 4/5 The Coffee B. 6 years ago on Google
    Clean and tidy.... great place to shop

  • 3/5 Coral J. 6 years ago on Google
    Well stockef

  • 5/5 Ollie B. 6 years ago on Google
    Loved it

  • 5/5 Lydia R. 6 years ago on Google
    Best Checkers in country!

  • 3/5 Paul K. 6 years ago on Google
    Has a great pharmacy

  • 1/5 Liell T. 6 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very slow services until (Original) Very slow services the tills


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ In-store pick-up
    • ✓️ In-store shopping
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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